Orville: New Horizons (Spoilers)

[billd91]

Also this episode is little reminder of TNG "the enemy" where Worf is faced with dilema of donating blood to romulan survivor, and I would say that Picard and Worf played it better than Mercer and Burke, as Picard did not order Worf to undergo the donation or disciplined him.

Kind of a different concept, though. Donation of blood is tied up with body autonomy, something you generally can't compel someone to give up. By contrast, Burke saving Isaac required an application of the skills that make her a valuable Orville navigator. Ordering someone to use their skills is a lot less invasive than ordering them to donate blood.

 

[Ryujin]

S3E2 "Shadow Realms" mirrored episodes of various Star Trek episodes. In TOS they'd have shot 'em all, cowboy style. In TNG or Voyager they'd have "cured" them, because they leave no being behind.

 

[Horwath]

S3E2 "Shadow Realms" mirrored episodes of various Star Trek episodes. In TOS they'd have shot 'em all, cowboy style. In TNG or Voyager they'd have "cured" them, because they leave no being behind.

Shadow realms gives me heavy Aliens tone.

 

[Aeson]

The scene with Charly and Issac was great. She comes back and was nice to him, then BLAMO, a right hook outta nowhere.That monologue was the best part. I didn't see her as racist. She suffered a trauma. She lashed out in anger at the closest thing related to that trauma.

I feel an argument for the right to choose how, and when you die could have/should have been made, unless I missed it.

 

[Mort]

Thought the latest episode was a bit of a throw away. Visually it was fine, but I found it disjointed and the whole premise just fell flat with me.

Thoughts?

 

[Ryujin]

Thought the latest episode was a bit of a throw away. Visually it was fine, but I found it disjointed and the whole premise just fell flat with me.

Thoughts!

It sort of reminded me of this little thought experiment.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Thought the latest episode was a bit of a throw away. Visually it was fine, but I found it disjointed and the whole premise just fell flat with me.

Thoughts?

Felt to me like it might become a new big bad, actually. They basically assimilate people, and retain the knowledge of their host, so that opens up some future shenengians.
But maybe not, the way they were sneaking around in a kinda bestial way kinda makes them flat as actual villains. Villains need a chance to ham it up.

 

[Mort]

Felt to me like it might become a new big bad, actually. They basically assimilate people, and retain the knowledge of their host, so that opens up some future shenengians.
But maybe not, the way they were sneaking around in a kinda bestial way kinda makes them flat as actual villains. Villains need a chance to ham it up.

That wasn't the most recent one.

Most recent one was essentially a holodeckn adventure.

 

[Ryujin]

That wasn't the most recent one.

Most recent one was essentially a holodeckn adventure.

More like an introduction to "The Orville" universe's Q.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Also reminiscent of "Shore Leave".

I do feel like this show has turned heavy when Trek has turned light! Would like to see a few more upbeat storylines. I also agree that the episodes have been setting up stuff that will be revisited later.